The Bible and Violence
The Bible and Mob Justice in Malawi
1st Edition
By Louis Ndekha
October 17, 2026
This book examines the use of the Bible in mob justice contexts in Malawi. Mob justice is one of the most frequent expressions of community violence in Malawi. What is unique here is the religious factor, where the Bible and related metaphors are used to justify the practice of mob justice. Malawi ...
The Bible and Police Violence in the United States
1st Edition
By Conor Q. Foley
May 05, 2026
This book traces the dynamics of biblical influence on police violence in the United States. As new escalations of state violence are inflected by an ascendent Christian nationalism, the Bible has been reasserted as a source of legitimacy and narrative force. Policing in the United States has ...